KITCHEN DUTY.....ACTUALLY, A PLEASURE!

I served b'fast to 6 guests, all of whom had very specific requirements for eggs, toast, coffee and fruit beverages.....this type of food preparation is as demanding as culinary confection-making.....I wish I had a dozen arms....or tentacles.......to facilitate having everything ready to serve at a precise moment.....very complex food making is increasingly demanding as I grow older and more prone to distraction......but...cooking at Art Level is still a favorite pastime, even when I am discombobulated by the elaborateness of techniques involved........

DEAN

a self-portrait by Dean Hanley, who is losing his mind more and more every day......a reclusive painter who, when diagnosed with a terminal illness, has become increasingly more critical of the world that gets to survive him and less loving of the people in that world.....his paintings are remarkable and detailed, however.....done with very, very thin enameled surfaces or with extremely thick impasto....often in detailed, jewelled frames with rich, vibrant colors......Dean points his angry finger toward the world outside....It's a very sad situation.........
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KIRIL KULISH.........DANCER, ACTOR, PIANIST......

more genius.......another polished diamond for Broadway and Carnegie Hall......